The Brookhaven leader., 1887-04-21
STATE GLEANINGS.

Pink Teas" are stylish in Yazoo
City.
Burglars have been dCpredating
in Columbus.
Hog cholera is prevailing 10
Jefferson county.
A creamery association has been
organized at PortGibson.
The young men of Hazlehurst
have organized minstrel troupe.
Natch,z has closed contract
with q New York firm for water
works.
Hunt Shields. cashier Of the
Merchants Bank of C reenville, died
Monday.
The building Of new cotton
factory has been commenced in
Columbus.
Judge II. J. Alcorn Is organizing
Good Templar Lodges in South
Mississippi.
The colored McthodiSts at
Coldwster are having brick
church erected.
Rev. Bob Pearson, the boy preach
er. has just closed a successful
revival at Columbus.
Rev. b. n. Hatch, the Baptist
Rrvivalisr. is holding meeting this
week at Magnolia.
w. d. Patton, Of Kinds county,
has killed ten foxes and seven
wild cats since January lst.
Major Mil!saps' new house has
been completed, and is said to be
the finest residence in jackson.
The "nigger in the wood pile" has
caused the Capital Light Guards to
withdraw from the National
Drill.
The Signal saws evening prom,
enades are becoming Il thing OF the
past, present and future, in the
Hazlehurst parks.
Starkville has National Bank
with II. {. Powers AS president,
L, ID. Mcdonald vice president, and
+. l.. Terry cashier.
Capt G.. J. Searles, Of the Vicks
burg Sourhrons. and Miss LouelIa
Calchin2s. of Iazpo City, were
married last Monday.
Jcre Wallace, coIorcd, was lynch,
ed near Church Hill, Jefferson
county, recently by men Of his own
color, for killing Henry Adams.
A quarry of valuable building
stone has been discovered near
,he l. n. o. d r. II. Il. between
VIck>burg and Port Gibson.
The Volunteer Sputhrons have
determined not To let the entry OF
negro Companies inter fere with
their entering The National Drill
The jackson business men have
held a meeting To take action on
account Of the increased rate Of
freight under the Inter State Com
mercc law.
State Treasurer Hemingway lost
large aud valuable barn by fire
last week, together with large
amount of prOvtndcr and farming
implements.
Rev. J. $ Howard, has resigned
The presidency of the Uuoin Fc
male College, at Oxford, to take
#, CT at the close of the present
scholastic year.
The recent term Of Chanccrv
Court in Tishoningo county, adj
j 'urncd after being in session but
a few hours, there being no bust
ness before the court.
Right Rev. Father Mathurin
Francis Grgn0n, Vicar General OF
The diocese Of Natchez. died at the
Episcopal residence in Natchez last
Monday after long illness.
Mrs. Poet Nalty, OF Pike county,
recently sued the Illinois Central
Rail Road company for $40, 900 in
the Civil District Court in the city
of New CLEANS for the killing of her
husband.
Rev Mr.. Barnes and his daugh-
tiers, OF Kentucky. have been hold
ing revival meeting in the House
of Representatives at Jackson
Pity the Legislature isn't in ses
sion.
A very successful protracted
meeting has been in progress al
Pennington under the preaching of
DIR. Il. 5. West. Presiding Elder.
assisted by Revs. Minick and
Bowen.
The Gloster News is informed
that an old negro living in franklin
county is attempting to make
crop by blowing his wife, two
daughters and two sons, who are
systematically hitched TO the pillow
and driven with as much compla
cency as though they were oxen.
Rev. j. Aaron Moore, colored, got
his long shot gun and took stand